Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km E of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km E of Chiniak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 6:13 PM AKST (03:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 29 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-13 03:13:11 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.581° N, 152.005° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.129 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.422 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.129 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.357 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.820 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.113 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.946 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.384 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.522 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.429 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.180 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.139 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.191 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.333 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.025 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.296 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.986 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.885 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.458 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.364 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.963 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.314 km S of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.030 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.156 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.064 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.724 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016elyrh0o (also filed as ak14362942). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.